Have a few tools gathered such as a dowel, knitting needles or skewer, water and small brush, clay and rolling pin, cookie cutters or other cutters, a hair dryer is nice but not essential. Roll out your clay about 1/8" thick and cut with a fondant cutter, cookie cutter or pattern of your own. Pinch and smooth the edges of your petals so they are nice and tapered. cover with plastic so they don't dry out while you make the flower center. cut a long rectangle of clay and make it like fringe…